could that entire scene with a minor change or 2 have actually worked at the time?

say with the space funeral happening just as the maximals have finally left earth for a stabilised geosynchronous orbit in outer space orbiting earth but with them leaving to make the jump to transwarp space just after the funeral

just my thoughts but i actually think it could work

if you swap out bouncing boys character for rhinox

blok and shrinking violet for silverbolt and black arachnia

star boy for optimus primal and sun boy for cheetor

and chameleon boy being swapped out for rattrap

maybe its just me but i can think of no more fitting way to honor the clones sacrifice then a space funeral scene as his lifeless body is sent into the earths sun with the sun serving as both his final grave marker and memorial